Leading the meeting’s decisions, the board approved a significant tuition placement for an Alpine student at the Northern Valley Regional High School District Board of Education for the 2023-2024 School Year. This placement, endorsed upon the Superintendent’s recommendation, comes with a tuition fee of $87,143.00. Similarly, Alpine students will also be placed at the Pascack Valley Regional High School District’s Park Academy Middle School Program with a tuition set at $75,550 for one student. Another noteworthy approval was for the placement of an Alpine student at Fusion Academy, with tuition pegged at $42,462.

Superintendent Maureen McCann updated the board on various operational matters. Highlighting the recruitment drive, she briefed members on the search for a 3rd-grade teacher, along with art and math teachers. Mrs. Krista Grinkin, Supervisor of Special Services, presented insights on ELL Reporting for the 2022-2023 academic year.

On the personnel front, significant decisions were made. The board approved the hiring of Anastasia Findanis as a Teacher with an annual salary of $82,254. They also greenlit Oleksii Tykhonchuk’s employment as a Part-Time custodian at $23 per hour and Isaac Andrade as a long-term Art Substitute Teacher at a daily rate of $175.

In addition to the significant tuition and staffing decisions, the board addressed various financial action items. Christine Lewis and Maria DiBiase moved for the approval of payroll and expenditures totaling over $500,000. They also confirmed that as of July 31, 2023, no major account had been over-expended and that sufficient funds were in place for the fiscal year. One of the substantial payments included applications for the Alpine School New Emergency Generator totaling $50,013.79.

Lastly, the board undertook the approval of the second reading of a vast range of school policies and regulations. Policies such as “No Child Left Behind” saw revisions, while others like “School Sponsored Publications” were abolished.